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Mexico Captures Zetas Drug Lord Ivan Velazquez Caballero

Thu, 09/27/2012 - 7:45pm

Mexico Captures Zetas Drug Lord Ivan Velazquez Caballero via the BBC.

Mexican security forces say they have arrested one of the country's most wanted drugs traffickers.

Ivan Velazquez Caballero, known both as El Taliban and as Z-50, was a commander of the notorious Zetas cartel...

I'm not a Dr. Bunker or a Capt. Sullivan (LASD), but I do follow the news to include this issue daily. My most humble non-scientific opinion is that more and more cartel leadership and associated networks are being interdicted by Mexican military forces. Yes, there are major hurdles and sometimes these high-profile arrests turn out to be much less than they seem after the perp walk. What say you - you who follow this much more closely than I?

Categories: El Centro